Obituaries
Recent obituaries in North Carolina
The obituaries in the North Carolina Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity North Carolina's history and identity.
Joshua Payton
May 12, 2004
Waynesville - Infant twin boys, Joshua Eugene and James Lee Payton died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. They are survived by their father, Eugene James Payton; their mother, Michele Leigh Early; two sisters, Christina A. Early and Alissia L. Emery; three brothers, Alex D. Varner, William S. Emery and Eugene J. Payton, Jr.; maternal...
May Cope
May 12, 2004
Waynesville, NC-May Sentelle Boone Cope, age 85, of Red Springs, NC, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of Haywood County, she had lived in Red Springs for 60 years. She was the daughter of the late William K. and Jennie Sentelle Boone. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
James Payton
May 12, 2004
Waynesville - Infant twin boys, Joshua Eugene and James Lee Payton died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital. They are survived by their father, Eugene James Payton; their mother, Michele Leigh Early; two sisters, Christina A. Early and Alissia L. Emery; three brothers, Alex D. Varner, William S. Emery and Eugene J. Payton, Jr.; maternal...
Hugh Smathers
May 11, 2004
Canton-Hugh Jess Smathers, age 90, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County. He was a son of the late Jess Reed and Lura Mease Smathers and was the beloved husband of the late Zelva Overman Smathers who died in 2000. He was also preceded...
Madeline Yerkes
May 11, 2004
Waynesville-Madeline A. Yerkes, age 83, of Shelton Street, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at her residence. A native of New York, New York, she was a former resident of Palm Harbor, Florida and had resided in Haywood County for the past year. She was the daughter of the late Kaspar and Theresa Barth Doppler. She was a...
Eva Stanford
May 11, 2004
Canton-Eva L. Stanford, age 75, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Elmer and Maude Whitted Brookshire. She was the wife of the late Went Stanford who died in 1986 and was also preceded in death by 3 sisters...
Irene Starkey
May 8, 2004
Clyde-Irene Jones Starkey, age 81, of 55 Lansing Lane, died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Everett Bruce and Doris Vaughan Jones. She was a native of Virginia and was a former resident of Vineland, New Jersey and had resided in Haywood County for the past nine...
Albert Kuykendall
May 7, 2004
Candler-Albert Martin Kuykendall, age 71, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at Park Ridge Hospital. He was the son of the late Mingus and Lucy Kuykendall. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Smith Kuykendall who died in 1998. Mr. Kuykendall served in the United States Army in the Korean conflict. He is survived by three...
Lucille Henson
May 6, 2004
Canton-Lucille Kuykendall Henson, age 82, of 1000 Burnette Cove Road in the Cruso Community died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was a daughter of the late Pleasant and Fannie Elizabeth Rogers Kuykendall. She was married to the late Ira Lee "Monk" Henson who died...
Aitie Foan
May 5, 2004
Waynesville-Aitie M. Foan, wife of Clifton Foan (deceased), died May 5, 2004, at the Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center in Waynesville after a brief illness. She was 99 years old. Aitie was originally from the Atlanta area, but her last thirty years were spent as owner of Foan's Antiques in Maggie Valley and then as a resident...
Joseph Prince
May 2, 2004
Maggie Valley, NC-Joe Prince, age 58, died Sunday, May 2, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He had lived most of his life in Harnett County and had lived in Australia for ten months. He had lived in Haywood County for the last five years and was the son of Adele Heath Prince Harvey of Fuquay Varina, NC...
Edna Clark
May 1, 2004
Waynesville-Edna Rose Clark, age 90, of Old Balsam Road, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at Britthaven of Clyde. She was a native of Haywood County and was the daughter of the late James W. and Ellen Rogers McElroy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Everett H. Clark, who died in 1995; her grandson, Darrell...
Margaret Jackson
May 1, 2004
Canton - Margaret Cauble Jackson, age 88, formerly of Wilson Cove Road died Saturday, May 01, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Buncombe County and had lived in Haywood County for the past 26 years. She was the daughter of the late Hascoe and Bonnie Wolfe Cauble. She was preceded in death...
William Prevost
Apr 30, 2004
Waynesville-William Sidney ''Bill'' Prevost, age 89, of Bradford Circle, died Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Haywood Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born October 26, 1914 in Waynesville, and grew up and spent his life in Hazelwood and Waynesville. He was the youngest of four sons born to Rosalie Whitener ''Two-Mommie'' and R. L....
Doris Adamek
Apr 30, 2004
Clyde-Doris Powell Adamek, age 79, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at Britthaven of Clyde. She was a native of Jackson County and was the daughter of the late Emory Ott and Lela Ensley Powell. She was the wife of the late Ernest Adamek, who died in 1982. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, E.O.,...
Norabell Pless
Apr 30, 2004
Canton - Norabell Henson Pless, age 80, of Harley Creek Road died Friday, April 30, 2004 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Neely and Ollie Parris Henson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Pless who died in 1999 and...
Dorothy Foster
Apr 29, 2004
Candler-Dorothy June Foster, age 66, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center in Asheville. She was a native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was the wife of the late Robert Foster who died December 15, 1972. She was the daughter of Daisy Keith Warren of Candler and the late Eulis W....
Rufus Green
Apr 29, 2004
Waynesville-Rufus "Riley" Green, age 76, of 104 Reece Road, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Mission St. Joseph Health Care System. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Claude William and Pearl James Green. He was also preceded in death by five brothers, Roy, Troy, Billy, Berney, and Mark Green; and two...
Hazel Hipps
Apr 28, 2004
Lake Junaluska-Hazel Rhinehart Hipps, age 90, of Hospital Drive, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at her residence. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late William Robert and Nora Downs Rhinehart. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Gudger Hipps who died in 1991; two sons, John Richard...
Hubert May
Apr 28, 2004
Waynesville-Hubert Walter May, age 60, of 7 Kudzu Loop, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at his residence. A native of Clay County, he was a former resident of Atlanta, Georgia, and had resided in Haywood County for the past 30 years. He was the son of the late Roy and Bonnie Morgan May. He was also preceded...
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